I Am Elijah Thrush

by James Purdy

Book Overview

On its surface, I Am Elijah Thrush is the story of Millicent De Frayne and her sensational half-century campaign to win the love of Elijah Thrush. Elijah, after ruining the lives of countless men and women, is finally in love "incorrectly, if not indecently," with his great-grandson, Bird of Heaven. To support an unusual habit, a young Black man, Albert Peggs, reluctantly agrees to tell their remarkable story. It is in this telling that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1531501192
• ISBN13: 9781531501198
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: New York Relit
• Length: 126 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"